SSCI1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Centralisation, Custodial Interrogation, Search Warrant
2 Sep 2016
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Lecture 7, crim, pretrial criminal procedure, nov 4th 2015. Pretrial procedure is everything in-between arrest and trial ***** Important component of criminal justice process: most cases are dealt with informally, minority are formally heard in court. Section 10 of the charter of rights and freedoms: Involves the police power to retain an individual- in effect, to deprive an individual of liberty. (goff, 222) In order to arrest someone, police must have reasonable grounds. Once determined should be charged- police have several options: Arrest and release (order to appear: no arrest, but required to appear. What is an information: one lays an information when one presents to a judge a sworn written allegation alleging the individual named in the document has committed an offense. Informations are also used to obtain search warrants. (goff, 430) An authorization that grants an individual, usually a police officer, to do what is specified in the warrant (e. g. to arrest someone). (goff, 433)
